Metro – WiJacked on rush hour trains
The Metro leads with the story that some of the country’s biggest rail stations were hit by a “cyber security incident”. A man was arrested earlier this evening.
Commuters targeted in cyber-terror attack at major train stations across UK
Multiple major train stations across the UK have been hit by a cyber-attack on their Wi-Fi networks.
Passengers who connect to the internet at some of the busiest stations in the country were served Islamophobic messages under the headline ‘we love you Europe’.
London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly and several other stations managed by Network Rail have had their Wi-Fi hacked by a third party.
Those attempting to login to Network Rail’s service were met with a webpage titled ‘we love you, Europe’, followed by Islamophobic messages and details of several terrorist attacks which have taken place in the UK, including the 2017 Manchester Bombing.
The Wi-Fi is thought to be still down after it was taken offline and police are investigating.
It was understood that other organisations have been impacted too, but the Wi-Fi provider Telent has denied this.
No personal data has been affected, Metro understands, but enquiries are ongoing.
It was first understood that 20 stations were affected, but Network Rail has since confirmed that 19 Network Rail-managed stations are affected.
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